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Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it. ↗

— William Scott

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I no longer worry whether a painting is about something or not. I am only concerned with the expectation, from a flat surface, of an illusion. ↗

— William Scott

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On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting. ↗

— William Scott

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Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I remember kind of doing early acting and thinking, 'God, they don't paint behind the sets.' It's a bit of a shame, really - 'Oh, what's on the other side of this wall? Oh, you can see the plywood.' I was really disappointed. I just thought that these things were real, from watching things as a kid. ↗

— Andy Serkis

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Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. ↗

— Georges Seurat

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After my divorce, painting took me out of panic mode and into a serene, calm place. I could absolutely lose myself. ↗

— Jane Seymour

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Every once in a while I go off to do a movie or a television series and I take my art with me. I can stay in character when I paint. ↗

— Jane Seymour

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